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Obstetrics Registered Nurse - Acute Care

Government of the Northwest Territories
Inuvik, NT

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Job details

Full-time

Skills

Nursing
LPN
Acute care
Nursing

Full job description

Department Information

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

Located within the Inuvik Regional Hospital and reporting directly to the Manager, Acute Care, the Obstetric Registered Nurse (Obstetric RN) on Acute Care is one of the Registered Nurses (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) providing culturally sensitive care to patients of the 14-bed Acute Care unit 24 hours a day year-round. The Inuvik Regional Hospital provides birthing services and, therefore, must always have one obstetric trained registered nurse staffed every shift 24 hours a day year-round to provide safe obstetrical services and to minimize any risks. Every registered nurse on Acute Care may be required to act as the responsibility nurse (charge nurse) depending on staff make up and experience of the staff on duty during a particular shift. The RN OBS also works as an acute care nurse, who cares for patients across the lifespan and medical conditions when there are insufficient obstetrical patients to care for. When obstetrical care is required, the RN will re-assign their medical patients to a team member and take primary assignment of the obstetrical patient.

Key Responsibilities

The Obstetrics RN have advanced obstetrical knowledge of an ability to apply standardized nursing processes (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) and current nursing practice to ensure that the obstetrical patients' physical emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational needs are met.
The Obstetrics RN must also have knowledge of an ability to apply standardized nursing processes (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) and current nursing practice to ensure that the adult/pediatric patients' physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational and daily living needs are met.
As all disease processes are admitted to the Acute Care Unit the Registered Nurse must be up to date with disease processes, treatment and assessment.
An ability to educate patients and their families (where applicable) on appropriate selfcare methods and techniques.
The RN must have relevant acute care skills to provide patient care to a non OBS patient group, as required.
Knowledge of biological, physical and behavioral sciences in order to recognize, interpret, and prioritize findings and determine and implement a plan of action based on accepted standards of practice.

Key qualifications

Completion of a Nursing degree
One-year recent experience on an obstetrical unit
Experience in an acute care setting required
The completion of a Perinatal Certificate is also an asset.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
[email protected]

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.

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